Homemade Soy Milk Report: Yucky Tasting & Slimy. Help.
Well today I finally did something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time.
I made homemade SOY MILK.
I got my “recipe” by viewing several different YouTube videos and researching online. The processes were all basically the same:
Soak Soy Beans overnight.
Drain / Rinse.
Pulse 1 cup at a time in blender with 3 cups of water. Strain through cheese cloth into large pot. Squeeze to get all the liquid out. Do this in batches. I processed a total of 3 cups of soaked beans, one cup at a time in the blender, with 600 ml filtered water.
I read somewhere that 3 cups soaked soy beans will make a gallon of soy milk. Is this right?
Then you boil the liquid “milk” for at least 25 minutes (boil, then simmer - scimming off foam as it develops, and stirring occasionally to keep it from sticking to the bottom of the pan).
**The cooking part of the milk is very important in order to destroy something that would otherwise made the soy liquid indigestible.**
Okay all’s well so far. It looked great and I loved the soy aroma.
Then I got a phone call and needed to be somewhere - fast.
So since it had been 30 minutes cook time, I went ahead and starting pouring the hot milk into clean, hot, sterilized Quart jars. I had enough milk to fill two Quart jars.
When I returned later, I found the milk had cooled down. I poured myself a tasting glass and… YUCK!!!
Not only is it disgusting, it’s slimy and there’s CHUNKS of… soy…
So … since I’d read that 3 cups Soy Beans = 1 Gallon Soy Milk my first thought is “Do I add filtered drinking water to this to make it a gallon?” - Followed by, “Do I strain the milk again to get rid of the chunks?”
I am NOT sure. I could also try adding some flavors. My neighbor Becky gave me some Agavae syrup to try. I also have vanilla, honey and sugar.
Tomorrow it’s back to the hearth to see what I can do with this. In the meantime, I really hope to hear from anyone who has experience in making Soy Milk.
I love soy milk and the price of dry soybeans is right - I get my soy beans in my local Asian market. I’d love to be able to make my own soy milk to enjoy!
Please Comment!
